[TowerTalk] Vertical in pond

[Pete Smith]

Isn't it more likely that the ground characteristics in that location are 
more favorable than in the previous one?  I can imagine ground well 
saturated with fresh water as having a sufficient quantity of ions in 
solution to improve its conductivity considerably.  The fresh water itself, 
on the other hand, probably doesn't matter.  Or does it?  Anyone have 
anything beyond anecdotal experience to pass on?

73, Pete N4ZR

At 09:20 AM 3/17/2009, Roger Parsons wrote:

>Jim
>
>I'm not sure that this is exactly analagous, but I have a tri-band 
>vertical mounted right at the edge of a reasonably large lake (~0.5km x 
>20km). I found that that dramatically improved its performance compared to 
>mounting it 100m away. The improvement was at least 10dB which changed it 
>from being a waste of time to a useful second antenna - and the radial 
>system (lots) was identical in each case.
>
>73 Roger
>VE3ZI
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